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...annual boat races between the Harvard and Yale University eights and four-oars, and the Freshman eights, will be rowed on the Thames at New London on Thursday, June 28. The first race, between the Freshman eights, will start at 10 o'clock under the railroad bridge and will finish two miles upstream, at the Navy Yard. Immediately afterwards, the University four-oars will start at this point and row upstream two miles to a point opposite "Red Top," the University crew quarters...
This afternoon both eights went about two miles together. A slow stroke was kept by both the crews. The two four-oared crews had a race of one and one-half miles this afternoon. The freshmen started a length ahead but were a length behind at the finish. The work was very smooth, although no time was given...
...special train of coaches will leave Boston at 12.30 P. M. on the day of the race, Providence at 1.38 P. M., and will arrive at New London at 3.05 P. M. Special trains will return from New London about 20 minutes after the finish of the University race, or in case of notice of postponement to the next day, 20 minutes after such notice is given. The round trip from Boston, three-day excursion tickets, will be $4; or for the special coach train...
...stroke. Aided by the tide, however, the boat spaced well against a strong head wind. The Freshman boat ran smoothly until the last half mile, when Mulligan seemed to lose control of his oar. Severance, at 5, caught a crab about three-quarters of a mile from the finish, and Rackemann, at 3, jumped his slide in the spurt. A slight change was made in the make-up of the Freshman eight. Mulligan returned to number 4, from which position he was yesterday changed to 2 in the four-oar; Crandall was moved from 4 to 2, while Cutler...
...first two miles, Filley maintained a stroke of 28, which was raised to 30 just after the Navy Yard was passed. Here the Freshman eight overtook the University crew, racing it to the finish. The Freshmen started about half a length behind, but at the end of a half-mile were a length and a half ahead, rowing 36 strokes to the minute, while the University crew held a stroke slightly over 36. At the three-mile flag the Freshmen were still the same distance ahead, both crews, rowing 32. In the last half-mile the University crew gained half...